“‘ What you plan will never happen. You say,“ We will be like the nations, like the clans of the lands, who serve gods of wood and stone.”

“你们说：我们要像外邦人和列国的宗族一样，去侍奉木头与石头。你们所起的这心意万不能成就。”

“你们说：‘我们要像列国和列邦的宗族一样，去事奉木头与石头。’你们所起的心意万不能成就。”

“你们说：‘我们要像列国和列邦的宗族一样，去事奉木头与石头。’你们所起的心意万不能成就。”

“‘你们说要像外族人一样去供奉木头石头，你们的想法绝不能实现！’

你们说：我们要像列国的人，像列邦的各族一样去事奉木头和石头。你们心里所起的这意念，必不能成就。

「你們說：我們要像外邦人和列國的宗族一樣，去事奉木頭與石頭。你們所起的這心意萬不能成就。」

「你們說：『我們要像列國和列邦的宗族一樣，去事奉木頭與石頭。』你們所起的心意萬不能成就。」

「你們說：『我們要像列國和列邦的宗族一樣，去事奉木頭與石頭。』你們所起的心意萬不能成就。」

「『你們說要像外族人一樣去供奉木頭石頭，你們的想法絕不能實現！』

你們說：我們要像列國的人，像列邦的各族一樣去事奉木頭和石頭。你們心裡所起的這意念，必不能成就。

『你們說：「讓我們像列國人，像列邦的宗族一樣，去服事木頭石頭吧！」你們心裏起的這意念、是決不能成的。

爾意欲效異邦、同於列國之族、服事木石、此意必不得成、

爾欲效異邦人尤、崇拜木石、我必不姑容、

爾心曰、我欲似異邦、似列國之族、崇拜木石、爾此心意、必不得成、

“‘ You say,“ We want to be like the nations, like the peoples of the world, who serve wood and stone.” But what you have in mind will never happen.

“‘ “You say,‘ We want to be like the other nations. We want to be like all the other people in the world. They serve gods made out of wood and stone.’ But what you have in mind will never happen.

“ What is in your mind shall never happen— the thought,‘ Let us be like the nations, like the tribes of the countries, and worship wood and stone.’

“ You say,‘ We want to be like the nations all around us, who serve idols of wood and stone.’ But what you have in mind will never happen.

“‘ When you say,“ Let’s be like the nations, like the clans of other countries, serving wood and stone,” what you have in mind will never happen.

And whatever comes into your mind certainly will not come about, when you say:‘ We will be like the nations, like the families of the lands, serving wood and stone.’

What you have in your mind shall never be, when you say,‘ We will be like the Gentiles, like the families in other countries, serving wood and stone.’

and that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, in that ye say, We will be as the nations, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.

“ When you say,‘ Let us be like the nations, like the peoples of other countries, worshiping wood and stone,’ what you have in mind will never happen.

And that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, that ye say, We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.

“‘“ That which comes into your mind will not be at all, in that you say,‘ We will be as the nations, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.’

Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon me and said to me,“ Say: This is what the LORD says:‘ This is what you are thinking, O house of Israel; I know what goes through your minds.

Instead we will do everything we vowed we would do. We will sacrifice and pour out drink offerings to the goddess called the Queen of Heaven just as we and our ancestors, our kings, and our leaders previously did in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, were well-off, and had no troubles.

The rest of humanity, who had not been killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, so that they did not stop worshiping demons and idols made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood– idols that cannot see or hear or walk about.

There you will worship gods made by human hands– wood and stone that can neither see, hear, eat, nor smell.

As they drank wine, they praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.

Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God– what is good and well- pleasing and perfect.

You know when I sit down and when I get up; even from far away you understand my motives.

Moreover the LORD says,‘ I will make something happen to prove that I will punish you in this place. I will do it so that you will know that my threats to bring disaster on you will prove true.

There are many plans in a person’s mind, but it is the counsel of the LORD which will stand.

The LORD will force you and your king whom you will appoint over you to go away to a people whom you and your ancestors have not known, and you will serve other gods of wood and stone there.

They said to him,“ Look, you are old, and your sons don’t follow your ways. So now appoint over us a king to lead us, just like all the other nations have.”

The LORD will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship other gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, gods of wood and stone.

“‘ This is what the sovereign LORD says: On that day thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.

You have seen their detestable things and idols of wood, stone, silver, and gold.)

Whose command was ever fulfilled unless the Lord decreed it?

They have burned the gods of the nations, for they are not really gods, but only the product of human hands manufactured from wood and stone. That is why the Assyrians could destroy them.